Picture-hanger.



C. H. THOMAS.

PICTURE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1916.

Patented Jam 16, 1917.

Elm-Wm CHARLES H. THOMAS, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

PICTURE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application filed March 25, 1916. Serial No. 86,768.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Picture-Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved picture hanger and has for itsprimary object to provide a very simple and convenient device for themounting and hanging of postcards.

It is another and more particular object of the invention to provide ahanger for the above purpose constructed from a single length of wireprovided at spaced points with hooks or loops for engagement over themarginal edges of the postcard 'mount or frame, said wire terminating atone end. in an eye whereby the same may be suspended from a nail orother object.

It is a further general object of the invention to produce a picture orpostcardhanger which may be very easily and quickly applied, can beadjusted to receive picture frames or mounts of various sizes, and iscapable of manufacture at very small cost.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is aplan view illustrating one application of my improvedpicture hanger; Fig. 2 is a rear view showing the device applied inanother manner; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the hanger.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates a cardboard mount orsheet which is provided at the proper points with slits 6 to receive thecorners of postcards indicated at l The cardboard mount may be of anydesired size to receive a predetermined number of cards.

7 indicates a glass plate conforming in size and shape to the cardboardsheet 5, and upon one side of which said sheet is adapted to be arrangedwith the postcards P next adjacent to the face of the glass.

My improved hanger is formed from a single length of wire 8 which isbent at spaced points between its ends into substantially diamond-shapedform as shown, and

at each point of the diamond, at the junction of the reversely inclinedportions of the wire, said wire is formed with an inwardly projectingbend or loop 9. A similar loop 10 is also formed adjacent to one end ofthe wire and this terminal of the wire is extended from the loop in theform of a 1 hook 11. The other end of the wire 8 is adapted to beengaged under the hook 10 and terminates in an eye 12 for engagementwith a wall hook or nail from which the picture is to be suspended.

From reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the manner of applyingthe device will be readily understood. After the postcards have beenarranged in the mount and disposed upon one side of the glass plate 7,the hanger frame is fitted thereon, the inclined portions of the wireframe extending diagonally across the back of the cardboard mount fromthe opposite ends thereof to the center of its upper and lower edges.The inwardly projecting loops or tongues 9 and 10 are sprung over theedges of the glass plate 7, and by their resilient clamping action,serve to prevent any relative movement of the cardboard mount and theglass plate. The terminal hook 11, adjacent to the loop 10, is engagedover the rear face of the cardboard sheet while the eye 12 will projectabove the upper edge of said sheet.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown the postcards disposed .inparallel relation to the end or shorter edges of the glass plate 7 Insome cases, however, it will be desirable to hang the plate 7 in avertical position with the longer edges of the picture or card disposedin parallel relation to the long-er edges of the plate. The wire hangerframe may be readily changed in shape so as to admit of its applicationto the glass plate 7, as shown in Fig. 2, by grasping the opposed loops9 and forcing inwardly upon the same, whereby the loop 10 and the eye 12and the opposed loop 9 in the wire will be forced apart into the desiredspaced relation to enable the said loops 9 and 10 to be engaged over theupper and lower shorter edges of the plate while the other loops 9 willbe engaged over the vertical side edges of the plate.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the construction and manner of using my improvedpicture hanger will be clearly and fully understood. It is, of course,apparent For . other picture mountings or frames.

that the device is not limited to use in connection with a postcardmount such as I have above referred to, but may also be employed in alike manner with various The hanger frame may also be constructed indifferent sizes and provides simple and durable means for properlysupporting the picture in a pendant position. As the loops 9 and 10 arethe only portions of the wir frame which engage over the front surfaceof the glass plate or frame for the picture, no portion of the latterwill be obscured by the hanger frame.

As the entire device is formed from a sin gle length of wire, it will bemanifest that the same can be manufactured and sold'at relatively smallcost.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction andarrangement of the several features of my invention, it is to beunderstood that the same is susceptible of considerable modificationtherein and I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all suchlegitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is 1. As an improved article of manufacture, apicture hanger formed from a single length of Wire bent at intervals toprovide inwardly projecting loops for engagement over the edges of apicture frame, one end of the wire lelogram and having inwardlyprojecting loops formed therein at the juncture of its sides forengagement over the edges of a picture frame, one terminal of said wirehaving an outwardly projecting eye formed therein, and the otherterminal of the wire being formed into an inwardly projecting hook forengagement over the reverse side of the picture frame with respect tosaid loops.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a picture hanger constructedfrom a single length of wire bent into the form of a parallelogram andhaving inwardly projecting loops formed therein at the juncture of itssides for engagement over the edges of a picture frame, one terminal ofthe wire being extended from one of said loops and formed into a hookfor engagement over the opposite side of the picture frame, the otherend of the wire being engaged under the latter loop therein and formedin its terminal with an outwardly projecting eye.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CHARLES H. THOMAS. Witnesses:

JAMES R. WILSON, HENRY B. BARTON.

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